1947 Lausanne Grand Prix

GP SUI 1947-1949Lousanne.jpg Lausanne Grand Prix Lausanne Grand Prix Lausanne 5 October 1947 Temporary street circuit 3.251 km mi on 90 292.59 km mi on Alberto Ascari ITA Maserati not available Alberto Ascari Maserati 1:465. ITA Luigi Villoresi ITA Maserati Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Gordini Emmanuel de Graffenried CH Maserati The 1947 Lausanne Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held in Lausanne on 5 October 1947. The race was held over 90 laps and was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CL. Jean-Pierre Wimille in a Simca Gordini Type 15 was second and Emmanuel de Graffenried in another Maserati 4CL was third. Alberto Ascari started from pole position in his Maserati 4CL and set fastest lap but retired with brake failure.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1947/1947.html#leman 1947 Grands Prix 2022-11-25https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1947-lausanne-grand-prix/ 1947 Lausanne Grand Prix 2022-11-25 Classification PosNoDriverEntrantManufacturerTime/RetiredGrid 1 4 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 2:49:30.4, 103.57kph 5 2 14 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +1:03.7 6 3 28 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL +4 laps 10 4 10 MON Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26 +4 laps 4 5 12 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T150 +4 laps 12 6 20 GBR Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type +7 laps 11 7 22 GBR John Heath George Abecassis ERA A-Type +18 laps 14 Ret 2 FRA Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 80 laps, gearbox 2 Ret 26 ITA Piero Taruffi Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 68 laps, mechanical 3 Ret 32 CH Max Christen Max Christen Maserati 4CL 56 laps, mechanical 16 Ret. 36 GBR Reg Parnell Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 42 laps, brakes 13 Ret. 24 GBR David Hampshire Reg Parnell ERA E-Type 38 laps, clutch 7 Ret. 6 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 28 laps, brake pipe 1 Ret. 8 Siam B. Bira Ecurie Souris Blanche Maserati 4CL 18 laps, engine 8 Ret. 30 CH Ernst Hürzeler Ernst Hürzeler Maserati 4CL 6 laps, engine 15 Ret. 16 FRA "Raph" Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL 2 laps 9 References Lausanne Grand Prix 1947 — 1949 Lausanne Grand Prix Lausanne Grand Prix Lausanne Grand Prix